Andreas Karo (Greek: Ανδρέας Καρώ; born 9 September 1996) is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Petah Tikva and the Cyprus national team.
 Karo playing for Cyprus in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Apollon Limassol | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Nea Salamina (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Pafos (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Lazio | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Salernitana (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2021 | Marítimo | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | APOEL | 53 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | OFI | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Cyprus U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Cyprus U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Cyprus U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2018– | Cyprus | 23 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Club career
editLazio and Salernitana
editOn 12 July 2019, he signed with the Italian club Lazio.[1] A week later, he was loaned to Serie B club Salernitana.
Marítimo
editOn 30 January 2021, he joined Portuguese club Marítimo.[2]
APOEL
editOn 9 June 2021, he left Marítimo for Cypriot club APOEL.[3]
OFI Crete
editOn 7 June 2023, he left APOEL for Greek club OFI.
Maccabi Petah Tikva
editOn 1 February 2024, he left OFI for Israeli club Maccabi Petah Tikva. On 30 May 2024, he won his first title with the club, Israel State Cup, after beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–0 in the final.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 31 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2016–17 | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Nea Salamina (loan) | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| Pafos (loan) | 2018–19 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Salernitana (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||||
| Marítimo (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| APOEL | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7 | |||
| OFI Crete | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 155 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 14 | ||
Honours
edit- Israel State Cup: 2023–24[4]
- Israel Super Cup runner-up: 2024
References
edit- ^ "Comunicato 12.07.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Lazio. 12 July 2019.
- ^ "BEM-VINDO ANTREAS KARO" (in Portuguese). Marítimo. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Ανδρέα Καρώ" (in Greek). APOEL. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "אחרי 72 שנה: מכבי פ"ת מחזיקת הגביע" (in Hebrew). The Sport Channel. 30 May 2024.
External links
edit- Andreas Karo at Soccerway